Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson

male, deceased (1784)
Samuel Johnson LL.D. (13 December 1784), often referred to simply as Dr Johnson, is one of England's best known literary figures : a poet,...
Erasmus Darwin

Erasmus Darwin

male, deceased (1802)
Erasmus Darwin, was an English physician, natural philosopher, physiologist, inventor and poet. He was one of the founder members of the Lunar...
Francis Barber

Francis Barber

male, deceased (1801)
Francis Barber (c.1737 - 1801), also known as Frank, was a former slave who became manservant, secretary and heir to the writer Samuel Johnson....
John Floyer

John Floyer

male, deceased (1734)
Sir John Floyer (March 3 1649 - February 1, 1734), English physician and author, was the third child and second son of Elizabeth Babington and...
Elias Ashmole

Elias Ashmole

male, deceased (1692)
Elias Ashmole (23 May 1617-18 May 1692), the celebrated English antiquary, was a politician, officer of arms, student of astrology and alchemy, and...
Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison

male, deceased (1719)
Joseph Addison was an English politician and writer. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele,...
Siobhan Dillon

Siobhan Dillon

female
Siobhan Patricia Dillon (born 1984 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England) was 21 years old when she became the second runner up in the BBC One show...
Richard Garnett

Richard Garnett

male, 174 years old
Richard Garnett (February 27, 1835 - April 13, 1906) was a scholar, librarian, biographer and poet. He was son of Richard Garnett, an assistant...
John Wyatt

John Wyatt

male, deceased (1766)
John Wyatt (? - 1766), an English inventor, was born near Lichfield and was related to Sarah Ford, Doctor Johnson's mother. A carpenter by trade he...
Gregory King

Gregory King

male, deceased (1712)
Gregory King (December 15, 1648 - August 29, 1712) English genealogist, civil servant and "the first great economic statistician." Gregory King was...